FMFA Cup, Sunderland vs. FC Halifax Town (Wed Jun 15)


                           Sunderland  |  FC Halifax Town
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 E
                            Tony Ayre  |  No Manager
                                       |
                            M_Vorm GK  |  GK M_Dearnley
                          J_Garcia DF  |  DF B_Jones
                          A_Traore DF  |  DF K_Roberts
                        A_Grimaldo DF  |  DF J_Bolton
                          M_Wilson DF  |  DF J_Halford
                            J_Lens MF  |  MF S_Ojo
                         G_Glendon MF  |  MF R_Alvarez
                         J_Sherman MF  |  MF H_Bencherif
                           J_Mahon MF  |  MF J_Hibbs
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW S_Eto'o
                          F_Borini FW  |  FW J_Burrow
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB M_Glennon
                     P_van_Aanholt SUB |  SUB G_Hutchison
                          S_Coates SUB |  SUB N_Wroe
                          A_Surman SUB |  SUB D_Fazlic
                          C_Austin SUB |  SUB S_Hillhouse




Min. 4  :(sun) A_Traore is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  M_Dearnley parries it 
Min. 4  :(hal) B_Jones drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to S_Ojo 
          ...  S_Ojo with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Vorm moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Vorm tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Bencherif curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Vorm fists it away! 
Min. 7  :(sun) G_Glendon with a simple pass to F_Borini 
          ...  J_Bolton brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 8  :(sun) L_Podolski leaves K_Roberts standing 
          ...  L_Podolski has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  M_Dearnley watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 10 :(sun) G_Glendon with the towering header to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini with a thundering shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 10 :(hal) K_Roberts slides it through the middle to J_Halford 
          ...  J_Halford flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 14 :(sun) L_Podolski takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 15 :(sun) G_Glendon fires over a low cross to A_Traore 
          ...  A_Traore attempts a lob! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  And Sunderland are leading in the game now 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 FC Halifax Town ...
Min. 15 :(hal) R_Alvarez feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  S_Eto'o runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Grimaldo with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Tony Ayre looks relieved 
Min. 15 :(hal) H_Bencherif looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Eto'o 
          ...  J_Mahon tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Bencherif chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Hibbs with the header 
          ...  M_Vorm with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(hal) R_Alvarez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  S_Eto'o gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Traore slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 17 :(hal) J_Hibbs with a short pass to find S_Eto'o 
          ...  S_Eto'o hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  M_Vorm with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 21 :(sun) G_Glendon takes advantage of a mistake by B_Jones 
          ...  J_Bolton with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 22 :(sun) J_Mahon finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  J_Mahon with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 28 :(sun) F_Borini has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Halford! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  K_Roberts reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Glendon chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Garcia 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But M_Dearnley makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 31 :(sun) G_Glendon volleys it forward. He finds A_Grimaldo 
          ...  A_Grimaldo hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 32 :(sun) J_Lens plays a long ball to L_Podolski 
          ...  J_Hibbs gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 32 :(hal) S_Ojo takes advantage of a mistake by A_Traore 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Grimaldo intercepts the pass 
Min. 35 :(hal) R_Alvarez with an inch perfect pass to S_Ojo 
          ...  M_Wilson with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 36 :(sun) L_Podolski has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from L_Podolski ! 
          ...  M_Dearnley with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 38 :(hal) J_Burrow plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Alvarez 
          ...  R_Alvarez tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  M_Vorm just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 41 :(sun) J_Sherman knocks it forward 
          ...  K_Roberts slips 
          ...  L_Podolski gets to it! 
          ...  J_Halford wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(hal) FC Halifax Town altered their play to a N strategy 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 FC Halifax Town

Min. 47 :(hal) J_Hibbs loses J_Mahon 
          ...  L_Podolski muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 48 :(sun) L_Podolski nutmegs K_Roberts, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Podolski ! 
          ...  But M_Dearnley palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 49 :(sun) G_Glendon moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Podolski 
          ...  J_Halford with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking! 
Min. 49 :(hal) G_Hutchison takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace H_Bencherif as DF 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  L_Podolski hits it hard 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  Sunderland 2-0 FC Halifax Town ...
Min. 50 :(sun) J_Lens knocks it past J_Bolton and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_Lens hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But M_Dearnley punches it away 
Min. 52 :(hal) K_Roberts is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to R_Alvarez 
          ...  A_Traore wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 55 :(sun) J_Lens with a slick pass to G_Glendon 
          ...  G_Glendon with the side footed shot! 
          ...  M_Dearnley gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Mahon drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Traore 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  M_Dearnley heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 56 :(sun) J_Lens skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to F_Borini 
          ...  F_Borini lobs M_Dearnley! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 59 :(sun) F_Borini runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  F_Borini hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Garcia chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Dearnley catches it! 
Min. 60 :(hal) FC Halifax Town are switching their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(sun) G_Glendon runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of F_Borini 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Driven towards goal by F_Borini ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 61 :(hal) J_Burrow loses his marker! 
          ...  J_Burrow pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past M_Vorm 
          ...  Sunderland 2-1 FC Halifax Town ...
Min. 68 :(sun) L_Podolski sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  L_Podolski tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  M_Dearnley grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 71 :(hal) S_Eto'o with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  A_Grimaldo with the murderous challenge. 
          ...  Foul 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The Referee had no choice there!! 
          ...  No Manager appluads the decision 
Min. 73 :(sun) J_Sherman kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  F_Borini gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Hutchison takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 74 :(hal) S_Ojo with an intelligent ball to S_Eto'o 
          ...  A_Traore takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 75 :(sun) L_Podolski plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Mahon keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Mahon with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Dearnley gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by M_Dearnley !! 
Min. 77 :(hal) S_Hillhouse is ready to come on to replace S_Eto'o 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 78 :(hal) R_Alvarez takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  R_Alvarez keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ojo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Bolton gets to it! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 80 :(sun) J_Mahon backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  L_Podolski latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But B_Jones wins the tackle 
Min. 81 :(hal) J_Burrow is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  J_Sherman with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 87 :(hal) S_Ojo with the towering header to G_Hutchison 
          ...  G_Hutchison tries to beat M_Vorm! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(hal) J_Hibbs spots S_Ojo who is in acres of space 
          ...  S_Ojo with the drive! 
          ...  M_Vorm saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 90 :(sun) J_Lens sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Mahon 
          ...  K_Roberts beats him to the ball 
Min. 91 :(hal) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  J_Burrow gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Garcia tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Alvarez chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Jones with the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : G_Glendon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Traore (15), L_Podolski (49)
Sent Off             : A_Grimaldo (71), J_Sherman (81)
Booked               : M_Wilson (35)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Halifax Town Match Info
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Best player          : J_Burrow
Scorers              : J_Burrow (61)
Sent Off             : J_Halford (49)
Booked               : J_Bolton (21)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    FC Halifax Town
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           2        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 1 FC Halifax Town
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Vorm         GK  26   2   3   4  23 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0   0
J_Garcia       DF   5  21   7   6  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
A_Traore       DF   3  21   3   2  30 |  93   0   3   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  47  18  34
A_Grimaldo     DF   2  20   2   3  24 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   6  -7  -6
M_Wilson       DF   3  20   3   2  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5   5
J_Lens         MF   2   3  20   8  27 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   3
G_Glendon      MF   2   4  20   3  27 |  93   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  78   3
J_Sherman      MF   2   1  20   4  24 |  82   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  13  -7
J_Mahon        MF   2  11  20  10  29 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   4
L_Podolski     FW   2   2   8  21  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  20  31
F_Borini       FW   3   3   3  20  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
V_Mannone      GK  20   2   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   2  19   8   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Coates       DF   2  19   2   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Surman       MF   2   3  19   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Austin       FW   2   2   3  20  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Halifax Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Dearnley     GK  15   2   3   3  26 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
B_Jones        DF   2  17   8   3  26 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
K_Roberts      DF   2  16  10   2  22 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  16   3   2  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -2
J_Halford      DF   3  14   3   2  28 |  50   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -6
S_Ojo          MF   2   3  19  10  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
R_Alvarez      MF   2   3  18   8  26 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
H_Bencherif    MF   2  10  16   3  21 |  50   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Hibbs        MF   2  10  13  10  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
S_Eto'o        FW   2   2   2  19  24 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Burrow       FW   2   3  10  15  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  23
M_Glennon      GK  15   2   3   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hutchison    DF   2  14   2   5  25 |  43   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
N_Wroe         MF   2  10  14   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fazlic       MF   2   3  15  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hillhouse    FW   2   3  10  13  23 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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